This course is intended to help you become a better manager by helping you more fully understand and deal with the complexities and challenges associated with managerial life in organizations. You will learn theories, principles, and frameworks that will help you more effectively manage and lead your organizations.
Managing the Organization
Managing the Organization
This course is part of multiple programs.
Instructors: Michael Bednar
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What you'll learn
Identify and explain common challenges faced by managers in organizations.
Apply theory and principles to become a more effective manager in your own professional life.
Analyze the effectiveness of managerial decisions in various organizations.
Make managerial recommendations to increase organizational effectiveness.
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This course is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹
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DD
Reviewed on Apr 11, 2020
This course content is very practical and learned a lot of new methods, theories and tools. Thank you very much for the University of Illinois and professors who did the lecturers.
DH
Reviewed on Dec 10, 2019
I found this course very helpful in showing what the true responsibilities of managers are, and explaining the organizational designs we often see in companies.
CA
Reviewed on Dec 11, 2020
Professors Michael Bednar and Geoffrey Love were exceptional instructors that made the learning of Managing the Organization interesting and relatable. Thank you.
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